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只 zhǐ

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只 zhǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐ | zhi3
English translation
only
merely
just
but
grain that has begun to ripen
variant of 衹 zhǐ
>只 zhǐ [zhǐ]
variant of 祇 qí
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
only, merely, just

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About 只 zhǐ

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

只 zhǐ

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

Simple words 八 bā coming from the mouth 口 kǒu

Etymology of 只 zhǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱口八

Explanation

Origin unclear. In simplified Chinese 只 zhǐ is also used to mean "[measure word]", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 隻 zhī .

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Example sentences using 只 zhǐ

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他 tā 说 shuì 那 Nā 栋 dòng 新 Xīn 建筑 jiànzhù 只是 zhǐ shì 模 mó 仿 fǎng 古典 gǔdiǎn 传统 chuántǒng .

He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions.

他 tā 只 zhǐ 想 xiǎng 大声 dà shēng 叫 jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , 他 tā 觉 jiào 得 dé 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào 憋 biē 得 dé 透不过气来 lái 了 le .

He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.

到 dào 1644年 Nián ,这 zhè 残垣 cán yuán 中 Zhōng 只 zhǐ 剩 shèng 一 yī 堆 duī 石头 shítou .

In 1644, a lone heap of stones from this remained.

嗯 ēn , 尝 cháng 起来 qǐlai 不错 bù cuò , 只是 zhǐ shì 稍 shāo 辣 là 了 le 一点 yī diǎn .

Well, it tastes good, but it's a bit hot.

在 zài 那 Nā 多 duō 云 yún 的 de 天上 tiān shàng ,只 zhǐ 能 Néng 看到孤零零 gū líng líng 的 de 一颗星星 xīng xing .

In that cloudy sky only one lone star could be seen.

Words with 只 zhǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
只 zhǐ only只 zhǐ
只是 zhǐ shì merely只是 zhǐ shì
只要 zhǐyào if only只要 zhǐyào
只能 zhǐ néng can only只能 zhǐ néng
只不过 zhǐ bu guò only只不過
只好 zhǐhǎo to have to只好 zhǐhǎo
只得 zhǐ dé to be obliged to只得 zhǐ dé
只怕 zhǐ pà perhaps只怕 zhǐ pà
船只 chuán zhī ship船隻
不只 bù zhǐ not only不只 bù zhǐ
只顾 zhǐ gù engrossed只顧
只管 zhǐ guǎn simply只管 zhǐ guǎn
只身 zhī shēn alone隻身
只字不提 zhī zì bù tí to censor隻字不提
舰只 jiàn zhī warship艦隻
只言片语 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases只言片語
只读 zhǐ dú read-only (computing)只讀
只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī to seize every minute (idiom)只爭朝夕
形单影只 xíng dān yǐng zhī lonely soul形單影隻
只消 zhǐ xiāo to only need只消 zhǐ xiāo
三只手 sān zhī shǒu pickpocket三隻手
只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item只欠東風

只 zhǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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只 zhǐ Decomposition

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只 zhǐ Compounds

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  • 只 zhǐ
    • 识 shí , 职 zhí , 织 zhī , 积 jī , 帜 zhì , 咫 zhǐ , 炽 chì , 嘦 jiào , 枳 zhǐ , 胑 zhī , 轵 zhǐ , 齞 niàn , 伿, 呮, 怾, 抧, 疻, 軹, 鉙
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